Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-07-16

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he cass Of Hannah P, cadvsn, |
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Carroll, Henxy L. No2as, Annis ,. F0-
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a Eank 81 Tason&, sd Mariah J. Gal
ilher, 6efende sts. ocozpied the eieen-
sion a. fhe eo1rs neaxiy the entire o3y.
n involves The tiffs % F0szw's aodifion
70 Tauozs, looated IN fks southeastern
past a. tie aily, On the brow Of The hill
overlooking the had o. It's bay. lie
plaintiff b the wife ard RraDtse o. Z
p. Ua4gslt, 9 lawyer snd capllzll0 y
this city, VIC boaGht the land q h. L /
voiaw, Who, vita Thomas CAxroll, City /
AsfoFney Of Taeoaa, kad u srrn
boazet i Of tie heirs OF Dr.. 7. b d. /
Wing, Who dIad IN Tacoma about i've
wears $50. DR.. Wing held the land an
Ger patsnt fFom TIE United Stasess ob-
tainsd undeF tke provisions Of tne ses
Of Congress Of Jane 5, 1873, f0r the sale |
81 lands on the Pacific Coast, un1t fnr
agriculture and chiefly valnahle fof
timber OF stone. In AagGsts leIz. Silas |
GsIliheg, Q hessl keeper N UiyEpfa,
made homestead e1tEy CO tne land ana !
hts family spent more Or les tsne on Is
bekwesa August, 1919, and February,
1876. In 1879 the Land Department
eaaeeiisd the entry OF Gslsiner Tor aoe1-
doumezf. Meantime GaliiheR died.
lsaTinc 4 widow and six children. In
DsosubeF, 1881, DIR. Wing applied 10
purchass the land under the timber act
and in dns time paid foF IL In FebEu-
airy, i8S2
PATENT Was IssUKD TO
Hin. In November, 1880, Galliher,s
widow. MGriah J. tdsfendant shovel,
applied 10 the Land DepaFtment Tor
leave 20 purcbass the land under the
act Of Congress Of jane 10. lsSO. he
application vss rejected IN IL various
/ stages Of appeal. IL IL nov claimed by
Mrs. Galiihar's attorneys that the 90
ton Of the Land DepaFtment vas
/ illeRai, and that Ia e0nseqasaee the
pFesent owners should be dscreed 70
| hold Is trustees for her, and she should
Be declared the eq9itable owner o. ne
land. All the other defendants are
against her claim, and have made c0m-
/ mon canse with the plaintiff, resting
thsir ease chiefly on the eonclusiveAess
Of the findings and decisions OF the
Land Department as TO the fact OF
Galliher's abandonment Of the land, on
the patent from the U1ited States, and
ON tee fact thai the land has passed Gus
Of the hands Of the patentee and tDto
those Of innocent purchasers IN good
faith for value.
The present owner Of VotAw's add.
tion IL W. ID. Tyler, manager OF The
Tacoma, Who purchased from the Cald-
wells under warranty deed. The lsnd
q worth from 900 to $4,000.
Messrs. John p. JndSon, OF this city,
and Nathan 8. Porter, OF Olympia. are
the attorneys feE Mrs. GailiheF.
The other parties TO the action are
represented By e. p. Caldwell, Judge T.
O. Sears and John AFthuF.
THE Long ARoUMKST.
Mr.. Porter occupied over three hours
Of the morning In reading decisions Of
the Secretary Of the Isteliof and OF the
! Supreme Court Of the United States
which be claimed we're in his clients
favor. Mr.. Judson occupied bat 9 short
time. DuFine his argument Judge
Allyn observed that the abandonment
. of the land By 0aIliheE vas q ctfcum-
stance which deprived the decisions
cited Of any paEtiollsR application TO
the case. Thia line Of remark by the
: Judge Is taken as al unfavorabie omen
, for the claim Of Mrs. Galliher.
Mr.. Caldwell discussed the Law and
the testimony az considerable length.
He Ess followed BY Judge Sears, Who
: made q strong and exhaustive argu-
ment, though not go lengthy, for the
plaintiff. II IL thought the case viii 60
to the Supreme Court, whichever party
/ prevails here.
; oHAR0xD wTTH ASSAULT.
5 Mr.. Kaseok went into Justice Senter's
. Office this morning and svoFe out q var
rant against Frank Alling, south oi
: town resident, charging him With 80
D ssnlt and battery. he alleges that hs
vas driving toward bis home on the
road to the prairie, about ten days ago
when bis wagon overturned and left
Q him In helpless condition 10 the uaid
!. ! die of the road, which the wagon block
AIDED. Mr.. Alling, be alleges, presently
drove along and began TO roundly abuse
!, him for blocking the way, and, aftel
!, breaking the tongue OF his (kaseck's
, wagon, attacked him with his whip
beating him so severely that he has beer
J eonhued 20 his house ever since.
: warrant was Issued. Mr.. Alling is nos
camping with his family and number
OF friends on Fox Island.
| 11AI AAAAOAO ANnW AAAs
A telegram Vas recsived by Districi
Court Clerk Abbott yesterday from
Major Carson, agent Of the general
! land effiee at Olympia, requesting him
Z TO send copy OF tue amended
answer In the ease Of Stesl vs.. Paxton
, and referring 20 the PosT-ISTELLI
! asNozR Of tue 18Th, in which he said b
, had seen it reported. Qaite . seems
took place In front OF she pessoftee 90
: Tenth street yesterday, growing out Of
, this case. Hopkins, 20 whom the nstes
, 20 reeoveF upon which the slit IL
brought wege made, encountered Pax.
ton aRd began a TRADE Of abuse, 50
. Shieh Mr. Paxton refused 10 reply.
coIoNKL's UNHAPPY STATE.
! Peter I. Hudsss, On old soldier, vas
examined before Pfobats Judge Wick
! ersham today, and would probably have
been sent 10 Sieiiaeoom as insane bat
for the intervention Of District Clerk
A. Reeves AYres aud otherg, who hsd
him committed 30 the Puget Sound
! Hospital. He Is 81 years Of age, in dss.
tituts circumstances, hAvins been living
upon Wild berries IN toe neighb5shood
OF Puysllup, and ia Ell icted With Fhsa-
snatisIn. His mind is affected. but his
friends hope tsSt be may re SoveF. The
old man Is said t. have been & colonel
ou General Grants staff daring ihs war.
He lives SO wAlla Wsll4.
SMALL AFFAIRS.
A small house on q s.resl which has
been vacant oil last winter aud spring
Vas leased yesterday 10 a Svsde. IL
esa9ht Ore this afternoon and vas very
badly demolished bsswaen the efforts
Of the blaze and those Of the hrsmsn to
sXtingaish IL.
J Tue teachers instiiuts viii deserve
the usaal Saturday holiday, adj earning
to-day Until Monday afternoon.
The Skagit Chief hiss made one sue
. eessfui ruE 10 the Sksgit river. resarn.
inS With a cargo from that region 10
lacomS. She has stncs been Rt the
! dock being toaehed az and gin start on
. her regular Tuu % Monday.
= A reception was giyea 20 Rev. @. W.
Wepate hy the Ladies' Friendly Society
, Of the l aifarisn church, IS q. A. X.
ball this evening. Rsv. Mr.. Nsndte
! viii prsach az q. A. r. ball on S1naay.
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